Year One
What a busy and productive fortnight we have had in Grade One! The students have been exploring and revising concepts, sharing ideas and developing their skills.
Grade 1 Disco Dress-Up Day
We had a fantastic time celebrating our Grade 1 Disco Dress-Up Day! Students enjoyed dressing up as their favourite characters and dancing with their classmates. A big thank you to our families for their generous gold coin donations. The money raised will go towards creating a quiet reading area in the schoolyard, an idea proudly proposed by our Grade 1 Class Captains. We are so proud of our young leaders for coming up with such a wonderful initiative to make our school community even better!
Reading
Over the past two weeks in Reading, students explored a range of informative texts about different jobs, including farmers, chefs, teachers, lifeguards and transport drivers. We developed our comprehension, fluency and vocabulary skills while learning about the important roles people play in our community. Students also explored persuasive texts about therapy dogs and bees, sharing their opinions and discussing why Saltwater might benefit from having a school therapy dog and why bees are important to us.
Writing
In Writing, we focused on developing our persuasive writing skills through the topic 'The Most Important Job in the World'. Students chose a job they believed was the most important and worked on structuring a persuasive text. We learnt how to write an engaging introduction, three body paragraphs with supporting reasons and examples, and a conclusion. Students also had the opportunity to revise, edit and present their completed persuasive writing to the class.
Phonics
During our phonics sessions, we have been focusing on the letter pattern ‘igh’, which makes the long ‘i’ sound. Students have been practising identifying this pattern in words and using it to help them read and spell new words. We have explored words such as night, light, bright, high and sight.
Maths
In Maths, we revised 2D shapes and place value. Students identified and described 2D shapes by their sides and corners and learnt how to sort shapes into different groups. We then focused on place value, strengthening our understanding of hundreds, tens and ones. Students practised partitioning and expanding numbers, as well as finding ten and one hundred more or less than a given number. We used hands-on activities and games to build our mathematical understanding.
Reminders:
Hats are to be worn outdoors in Term 4. Please ensure it has a full brim and is labeled with your child's name.
Christmas Carols preparation is beginning in the coming weeks. If you prefer your child not to participate, kindly contact your child's classroom teacher.
Please ensure your child brings their iPad to school each day, fully charged and ready for learning.
Reading satchels should be brought to school daily to support regular reading practice.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another wonderful fortnight of learning in Grade One!